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    Schmit, Matt

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2013-2016 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1979
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Red Wing
    Occupation (when first elected): Small Business Owner

    EDUCATION

    Red Wing High School; Secondary;
    St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota; B.A.; Biology and Political Science
    University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute; M.P.P.;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Legislative Staff: Minnesota Senate (Legislative Assistant to Senator Sharon Marko); [Dates Unknown]
    State Agency: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (Director or the Office of Broadband); 09/2019 to ?
    State Board/Commission/Council: Illinois Broadband Advisory Council (Chair); 05/2020 to ?
    State Agency: New Mexico Office of Broadband Access And Expansion (Office Advisor); 2022 to ?

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2013-2014.

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    Total Days Served: 1456

    SESSIONS SERVED

    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Red Wing
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona
    Occupation: Small Business Owner
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Environment and Energy
    • Environment and Energy: Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife (Chair)
    • Finance: Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division - 2015 / Natural Resources, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division - 2016
    • Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2013
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Red Wing
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona
    Occupation: Small Business Owner
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Environment and Energy
    • Finance: Environment, Economic Development, and Agriculture Division
    • Jobs, Agriculture, and Rural Development
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
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